Chapter 1631: Managing Ten Thousand Things

"Yes." "Then with so many ships, it's hard for us to search for the flagship." Unlike riding horses on land, Bai Ziqi only needs to stay inside and not show his face on deck; who knows which ship he is on? He Lingchuan raised his thumb: "Mr. Peng is very careful, this worry is reasonable."

Then he said: "The river is not wide, and the river ships are thin and have shallow drafts. This season, each ship can only carry a maximum of 10,000 catties. If you count the heavy baggage such as equipment, sundries, and grain, it is more appropriate for each ship to carry twenty or thirty people."

"So the fleet is more than ten ships?"

"The flagship Bai Ziqi rides should be larger and more comfortable than ordinary river ships, easy to identify, and will likely be protected in the middle of the fleet." He added a "but," "If he also rides an ordinary river ship, it is not easy to identify from the appearance. Besides looking in the middle of the fleet, you can also pay attention to which ship is particularly bumpy."

"Bumpy, why?"

"They are riding passenger ships, not cargo ships. The ship Bai Ziqi rides has the fewest people; even with ballast stones, the hull will be relatively bumpy." He Lingchuan continued, "Bai Ziqi likes to ride ships and is not bound by trifles, so he likely won't waste divine arts to stabilize the hull."

He had traveled with Bai Ziqi for a long way and knew his style. For his status as an envoy, Bai Ziqi was very casual and simple.

It wasn't that he didn't like enjoyment, it was that he didn't care at all.

Peng and Mao didn't ask why there were the fewest people. The higher the status, the more private space one naturally occupies.

But Mao Gong asked one more question: "Is it possible he won't take the water route and choose the land route instead?"

"Yes, but very small. The water route is safe, comfortable, and convenient, and is the first choice for merchants traveling back and forth." He Lingchuan had one more sentence he didn't say: Bai Ziqi's return trip was likely aimed at him, so why would he choose a long road? He said sternly: "Bai Ziqi is cautious and suspicious, and might even pretend to be weak in the early stages, setting up a false appearance, specifically to lure you into taking action..."

Mao Gong interrupted him: "Do you think he was chased everywhere by us and lost two subordinates, all of which were faked?"

His expression was a bit unhappy.

Did the He guy think they were very weak?

Peng Yukui waved his hand: "Island Master He is just saying that this possibility cannot be ruled out."

He Lingchuan continued to maintain sincerity: "Brother Mao, don't be angry; I just think Bai Ziqi is not easy to deal with. Please think twice before you all take action!"

"Many thanks, Island Master He." Peng Yukui also knew that he couldn't leave Heavenly Water City, so he stood up and bowed, "Time is pressing, we will set off now."

"Wait." He Lingchuan stood up and gave two instructions to Wanqi Feng, who immediately ran out and brought back a thin man not long after.

"I'll find you a guide. Before joining the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce, he had been running solo on this route and knows the road conditions like the back of his hand. But he can only send you to the Zhu County wharf; as for the rest, he can't help."

The host was so thoughtful, Peng Yukui naturally thanked him repeatedly.

He Lingchuan sent them out of the villa and waved goodbye, until the dust raised by their mounts could no longer be seen, and then he turned around with his hands behind his back, walking slowly back to the study.

The Soul-Absorbing Mirror laughed: "You repeatedly exhorted them not to be arrogant and to be careful; what is the probability that you think they won't be arrogant?"

"Not high." He Lingchuan was very rational, "If I say something and others do it, if I say 'get beaten' and others stand at attention, the Emperor's golden words are not as good as mine, hehe; if I could achieve this effect with one mouth, would I still need to struggle on Flash Gold?"

For the advice of others, how do ordinary people usually do it?

Let it go like a fart.

Moreover, the pride of the Lingshan people permeated their very bones, just like the Heavenly Palace. He Lingchuan had dealt with them for several years and felt this deeply.

"Spirit Mountain should have planted other insiders in the Yao Nation, but their status is not enough to get Bai Ziqi's intelligence, so Peng Yukui came directly to find me." He Lingchuan shook his head, "It seems they have great confidence in their means."

However, Spirit Mountain sent a team to find trouble for Bai Ziqi for him, and he was naturally happy to see it happen.

"The day the Imperial Flowing Nectar descends is getting closer and closer." He Lingchuan looked toward Heavenly Water City, "Not only Qing Yang, I also don't want my plan to have side issues."

At this time, Wanqi Feng came, and when he saw him, he saluted: "Master."

He Lingchuan remembered when he saw him that he originally wanted to find Wanqi Feng, but after talking with Peng Yukui, he almost forgot.

Wanqi Feng had been waiting outside.

"Come, let's talk in the study."

The two entered the study, and He Lingchuan picked up a letter from the desk: "Letter from the Julu Port branch. This time four ships came from Yangshan; among them, the Bailong people and Flash Gold people on one ship had a dispute. In the five and a half days of the voyage, there were four conflicts, almost causing loss of life, even fiercer than when Wanqi Liang and Wang Fubao were competing initially. Heh, these guys don't have much ability in battle, but their temper for being brave and fierce came up first."

Although he said so, he was not really blaming them. Good soldiers have tempers, and good armies have wolfishness; if they were as gentle as sheep on weekdays, how could they expect them to change their temper on the battlefield and suddenly dare to charge and kill?

Like He Lingchuan, a two-faced person, there are not many in the world. And the army he wants to build must be like the Great Wind Army, like the Black Armored Army, hidden and not released.

Like a volcano ready to erupt at any time.

Wanqi Feng stood straight: "Master, how many Flash Gold people and Bailong people are on this ship?"

"This ship? There are only 700 Flash Gold people, basically sent to Yangshan for training two months ago. There are about 200 Bailong warriors. And 300 logistics personnel."

For a long time, the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce had been recruiting people on the Flash Gold Plain, needing talents in all walks of life; among them, those with potential to become good soldiers, or those with some command ability, the chamber of commerce branches would let them sign agreements, and then send them back to the Yangshan Archipelago for systematic training and centralized drilling.

The Yangshan Chamber of Commerce also practiced troops secretly on the Flash Gold Plain in the early days, but the effect was mediocre and easily peeped by interested people, so they could only do it under the name of training guards. Anyway, it had already made a fortune and was not short of money, so it simply pulled the good seedlings selected to the Yangshan Archipelago, worked hard to grind them, and transported them back to the Flash Gold Plain after a few months.

They could only practice for a few months, only cultivating the most basic military literacy. As for the others, talk about it later.

He Lingchuan had the experience of leading the Ximo Legion in the Panlong world, and Yangshan's own army had long been formed, with a set of relatively mature assembly line methods, using the old to lead the new, using the old to practice the old, with half the effort.

He Lingchuan also added: "Some of the Flash Gold people who caused trouble on the ship were the teeth generals of mountain bosses on the Flash Gold Plain."

Mountain bandit bosses always have one or two, or two or three particularly capable and fierce thugs under their command to deter the remnants, which are called teeth generals in the western Flash Gold Plain, metaphorically as the wolf king's canine teeth.

It has to be said that the population base of the Flash Gold Plain is really huge, and Yangshan picks and chooses like this, and the personnel sent to the archipelago are also ship after ship, which can't be finished.

But in this way, there is inevitably friction between the Flash Gold people and Yangshan's original army. Some of the Flash Gold people sent to the Yangshan Archipelago are murderers and robbers, only because their previous jobs had no future, so they changed to another way to sell their lives. After arriving at the archipelago, some people inevitably picked up their old bad habits, being brave and fierce, stealing and robbing; fortunately, the island is a natural barrier, and Qiu Hu locked them on the island and drilled them fiercely, calling it "jade is not carved, it will not become a tool."

Wanqi Feng understood: "It seems they recognized the new King. This ship was not arranged well, and their small cliques were not broken up."

Although these thugs are good at fighting, they must listen to leadership and organization to exert combat effectiveness.

"I will ask." He Lingchuan smiled, "Do you know who led the Bailong people who had a dispute with the other side on the ship?"

Wanqi Feng had a bad premonition when he heard it: "Master, please speak."

"It's your old uncle."

"..." Wanqi Feng was startled, then smiled awkwardly, "So the old uncle was on this ship?"

It takes two to tango; no wonder.

Back then, Wanqi Song led hundreds of Bailong people to wander to Blade Port, wanting to seize the Yangshan Archipelago as a foothold, but was hit head-on by He Lingchuan, and his nephew Wanqi Feng led the tribe to surrender, while he himself was thrown to a remote island to mine, and was monitored by the Yin Hui, and this mining lasted for several years.

The mine reported several times that Wanqi Song worked extremely hard and never caused trouble, usually alone, and only when the Bailong children went to visit him would he show a smile.

Wanqi Song didn't eat or sleep with others, and his mining volume was always first, and the second, third, fourth, and fifth places combined were not as good as him.

Although He Lingchuan was busy with ten thousand things, he had always remembered this person for three years.

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"It's your uncle."

"..." Wanqi Feng was startled, then said sheepishly, "So that's the boat my uncle is on?"

It takes two to tango; no wonder.

Years ago, Wanqi Song had led several hundred Bailong people to wander to Blade Harbor, intending to seize the Yangshan Archipelago as a foothold, but he was met with a head-on blow from He Lingchuan. His nephew, Wanqi Feng, led the clansmen to surrender, while he himself was thrown onto a remote island to mine, under the surveillance of a Yin Serpent. He had been digging there for several years now.

The mining reports had stated several times that Wanqi Song worked extremely hard and never caused trouble. He usually kept to himself, and only when the Bailong children came to visit him would he reveal a smile.

Wanqi Song did not eat or sleep with others, and his mining output was always first; the second, third, fourth, and fifth places combined did not equal his.

Although He Lingchuan was busy with a thousand tasks, he had remembered this man for three years.

(End of chapter)